LITTLE ROCK, ARK. OFFICIAL SOUVENIR, MARDI GRAS, 1898 BUTTON WITH GROTESQUE JESTER.
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Winning Bid:
$778.80
(Includes 18% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Tuesday, July 30, 2024 9:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Tuesday, July 30, 2024 9:00:00 PM)
Item Description
1.75" w/W&H back paper used only 1898-1900. Perhaps this button is so rare because it scared away the Mardi Gras revelers who may have otherwise purchased a souvenir of the event. Pictured in jester costume, with hat and pitchfork, is a man wearing an ugly mask with giant nose. He is stepping over a second mask laying beneath his foot on the ground which has an obvious smiling expression. To the left lay three discarded items- seemingly a long shaft horn or noise-maker, a tapered club like a bat or baton and a conical hat. It appears merrymaking and festivity has been tossed aside by this jester in favor of the dark side. Exc. One known.
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